PowerPoint and transparenty hyperlinks
Apr 15, 2011
By
Lauren Ford
I've been using Tom Kuhlman's tip about assigning a hyperlink to a transparent box over PowerPoint shapes or groups. It used to work with PowerPoint 2002, but now with PowerPoint 2007, I can't seem to get the hyperlink on a transparent shape that sits on top of another PowerPoint group or shape to work, even though the transparent shape is on the top layer. When I go to View Slide Show or Publish with Articulate, if I select the transparent fill area of the box, it won't recognize the hyperlink, and will only recognize it if I move the cursor to where the transparent shape outline should be. Is there a setting I've missed to be able to get this feature to work again?
6 Replies
Hi Lauren & welcome to Heroes,
Are you using SmartArt in that slide anywhere? Also, does the hyperlink work in PowerPoint or does the issue only occur when you publish with Articulate?
Hi Brian:
There's no SmartArt on the slide. And the hyperlink doesn't work in either PowerPoint or when publishing with Articulate.
Lauren, Can you post a sample slide with the transparent shape & hyperlink? Would like to take a closer look at that
Lauren, I have came across this issue at times even in PPT 03.
Sometime just re-creating the transparent shape fixes the issue. I have noticed grouping the shape along with other items can cause the issue or another thing is to make sure you are using the "Action Button - Custom" located under the tab labeled "Slide Show" then making the Custom button transparent should work. (of course make sure it is layered on top of everything else)
Got it to work. I mistakenly set "No fill" on the shape instead of setting the transparency to 100%. Thanks for all the tips.
Hi Lauren,
Thanks for letting us know that you were able to resolve the issue.
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